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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What manager of the Giants did Moe Berg have dinner in Paris with in Chapter 4, "Robin in Paris"?
(a) Allen Dulles.
(b) John McGraw.
(c) William Donovan.
(d) Charles Owen.

2. When was the CIA established?
(a) 1935.
(b) 1920.
(c) 1888.
(d) 1947.

3. When did Moe Berg return to the United States from Paris in Chapter 5, "Good Field, No Hit"?
(a) 1929.
(b) 1924.
(c) 1920.
(d) 1926.

4. When was the Louvre Palace built?
(a) The early 10th century.
(b) The late 12th century.
(c) The mid 14th century.
(d) The early 16th century.

5. In what year did Moe Berg begin playing professional baseball?
(a) 1923.
(b) 1927.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1925.

Short Answer Questions

1. What antiquarian bookshop owner thought Moe Berg was a fraud in the Prologue?

2. How many at bats did Moe Berg have in the 1931 season?

3. What two players other than Moe Berg went to Japan to teach baseball seminars at Japanese universities during the winter of 1932?

4. With what team did Moe Berg sign after graduating college?

5. In the baseball season of 1929, where was Moe Berg injured?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Moe Berg's baseball career in the 1924-1925 seasons in Chapter 5, "Good Field, No Hit." For what teams did Moe play?

2. What happened in Moe Berg's baseball career when he returned from Paris in Chapter 5, "Good Field, No Hit"?

3. What was John Kieran credited with in Chapter 1, "The Public Berg: Professor Moe"?

4. What did Moe Berg do to earn a high impression from John McGraw in Chapter 4, "Robin in Paris"? What academic pursuits did Moe Berg attain in Paris?

5. How does author Nicholas Dawidoff describe Moe Berg's sports persona in Chapter 1, "The Public Berg: Professor Moe"?

6. Describe Moe Berg's rooftop filming in Japan in Chapter 7, "Strange Foreigner with Camera." Where did he film from?

7. What baseball teams approached Moe Berg after college graduation in Chapter 3, "The Stiff Collar"? Who did Moe Berg sign with?

8. Where did Moe Berg travel after his first trip to Japan in Chapter 7, "Strange Foreigner with Camera"?

9. For whom did Moe Berg play in the 1931 season in Chapter 6, "You Never Knew He Was Around"? How many games did he play?

10. How is Moe Berg's relationship with the press described in Chapter 1, "The Public Berg: Professor Moe"? What were Berg's academic qualities?

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